The Detroit Pistons travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. The opening line for this game has Toronto as 7 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 201.

The Pistons had an overall record of 44-38 and a road record of 18-23 last season. They were 3rd in the Central Division. They had a point differential of 0.6 as they averaged 102 points per game while giving up 101.4 per contest. Detroit was 10-6 against division opponents and they had a conference record of 29-23. They were 6-4 in their last 10 games. The Raptors had an overall record of 56-26 and a home record of 32-9 last year. They were 1st in the Atlantic Division. They averaged 102.7 points per game and surrendered 98.2, good for a point differential of 4.5. Toronto had a division record of 14-2 and a conference record of 39-13. In their last 10 games they were 7-3.

Andre Drummond averaged 16.2 points per game while playing 32.9 minutes per night last season for the Pistons. He pulled down 14.8 rebounds per game and dished out 0.8 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage was 52% while his free throw percentage finished at 36%. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope averaged 14.5 points per game in 36.7 minutes per contest last season. He averaged 1.8 assists per contest and 3.7 rebounds per game for Detroit. His field goal percentage was 42% for the year while his free throw percentage was 81%.

Kyle Lowry averaged 21.2 points per game while playing 37 minutes per contest last year for the Raptors. He grabbed 4.7 rebounds per game and had 6.4 assists per contest for the year. His field goal percentage was 43% and his free throw percentage finished at 81%. DeMar DeRozan averaged 23.5 points per game last season and he saw the court an average of 35.9 minutes per contest. He also averaged 4.5 rebounds per contest and 4 assists per game. His field goal percentage was 45% and his free throw percentage was 85%.

Detroit averaged 101.6 points per contest last season which ranked them 19th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin was 0.2 and their shooting percentage was 44% as a team which had them ranked 23rd. Behind the arc they shot 35% which was good for 19th in the league. They averaged 56 rebounds per game and 19.5 assists per game which ranked them 2nd and 27th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they ranked 8th with 13.4 per game. The Pistons allowed 101.5 points per game to their opponents which ranked them 12th in the league. They also allowed a 46% shooting percentage and a 36% average from behind the arc ranking them 22nd and 20th in those defensive categories. Opponents averaged 50.4 rebounds a game which ranked 8th and they gave up 21.6 assists per contest which put them in 11th place in the league. They forced 13.2 turnovers per game which ranked them 24th in the league.

Toronto averaged 100.9 points per game last year which ranked them 21st in the league. Their average scoring margin was 2.8 and their shooting percentage was 45% as a team which had them sitting in the 19th spot in the league. Behind the arc they shot 36% which was good for 11th in the NBA. They averaged 52.6 rebounds per game and 18.1 assists per contest which ranked them 12th and 29th respectively. In the turnover department the Raptors ranked 5th with 13.1 per game. The Raptors allowed 98.1 points per game to their opponents which ranked them 5th in the league. They also allowed a 45% shooting percentage and a 37% average from behind the arc ranking them 14th and 29th in those defensive statistics. Opponents averaged 48.9 rebounds a game which ranked 4th and they gave up 20.9 assists per contest which put them in 6th place in the league. The Raptors forced 13.4 turnovers per game which ranked them 21st in the NBA.

The Pistons averaged 98.7 points per game on the road last season and they scored 93 ppg in their past 3 contests. They had an average scoring differential of -4.1 on the road and in their past 3 games their difference was -9.7 per contest. The Pistons had an offensive rating of 106.1 and a defensive rating of 105.5 last season. In terms of pace they averaged 95.1 possessions per 48 minutes and their effective field goal percentage was 49%. As a team they had a true shooting percentage of 52% and they shot 3 pointers on 30% of their shots. Detroit turned the ball over an average of 12.2 times per 100 possessions and they forced 12.5 on the defensive end. Their defensive effective field goal percentage for the season was 50%.

The Raptors scored 103.5 ppg at home and they averaged 90 points per contest in their last 3 games. They had an average scoring differential of -19.3 in their past 3 contests and at home last season they had a difference of 5.9 points per game. The Raptors rating on offense was 110 and they had a defensive rating of 105.2. They got 92.9 possessions per 48 minutes and they had an effective field goal percentage of 50%. As a unit they had a true shooting percentage of 55% and they attempted 3 pointers on 29% of their shot attempts. Toronto turned the ball over on 12.3 out of every 100 possessions and their opponents averaged 12.7 turnovers per 100 possessions. Their defensive effective field goal percentage for the year was 50%.

Free Play from Doc's Sports.
Take #231 Minnesota Golden
Gophers +6.5 over Georgia
Tech Yellow Jackets
(5:15p.m., Wednesday,
December 26) The Paul Johnson
era will come to an end after
this game and I do not think
he will go out with a blowout
victory. Generally team can
fare well against the option
when they have a month to
prepare for it and that will
be the case with the Golden
Gophers. Minnesota is coming
off their best game of the
season last time out beating
Wisconsin and getting back
the ax for the first time in
well over a decade. Minnesota
has covered 5 straight
nonconference games. Georgia
Tech is 1-4 ATS in their last
5 nonconference games. Take
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